The Washington Post reports on allegations that some U.S. law enforcement are relying on AI facial recognition software to identify criminal suspects without doing additional follow-up work. Only seven states require the disclosure of facial recognition technology, making it more complicated to know when such technology is a factor in an investigation.Full story
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against vehicle insurance company Allstate and its subsidiary Arity for alleged unlawful collection and sale of consumers sensitive location data. The lawsuit alleges Texas Data Privacy and Security Act violations, marking the first litigation related to violation of a comprehensive state privacy law in any U.S. state.
Due to impacts stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires, the California Privacy Protection Agency extended the public comment period for proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits to 19 Feb. The agency currently has a public hearing on the regulations set for 14 Jan. and will add an additional public hearing 19 Feb.Full story
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a blueprint to significantly boost efforts to integrate AI technology throughout the economy. The plan calls for implementing the 50 recommendations outlined in the AI Opportunities Action Plan that are geared toward enhancing public services and creating AI Growth Zones. Meanwhile, U.S.
The World Economic Forum released a cybersecurity outlook for 2025, exploring the cyber trends affecting countries' economies and societies. The WEF found a complex set of issues, such as geopolitical tensions and integrated supply chains as well as disparities in cyber resilience, will pose challenges to countries in the years ahead.Full story
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission introduced its AI policy implementation plan aiming to promote AI innovation while protecting individuals' personal data.
The European Data Protection Board published the agenda for its upcoming plenary meeting 16 Jan. Key items include discussion on potential adoption of draft guidelines for the EU General Data Protection Regulation's Article 4 on pseudonymization and potential update to the board's guidelines on data protection officers.
Companies are working to protect themselves from cyberattacks after seeing highest-grossing year for ransomware groups in 2024, Axios reports.
Join the IAPP 15 Jan. for a LinkedIn Live focused on how U.S. state attorneys general plan to tackle comprehensive state privacy law enforcement.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Director of National Intelligence nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, is expected to reconsider her previous opposition to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, ABC News reports.